San Jose Mom Charged With Endangerment

Chronicle Staff Report

Published 4:00 am, Thursday, November 9, 2000

2000-11-09 04:00:00 PDT SAN JOSE -- A 30-year-old San Jose mother accused of locking her two small sons in the trunk of her car because she couldn't obtain child care was arraigned yesterday on child-endangerment charges.

Rosemarie Randovan was behind bars last night in lieu of $30,000 bail and her sons, ages 5 and 7, were in protective custody.

Randovan is scheduled to enter pleas in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Wednesday. If convicted, she could spend up to seven years in prison.

Detectives said she told them she had recently changed shifts at her company, a Santa Clara electronics components-maker, and was having trouble finding day care for her children.

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Randovan was arrested Monday after a co-worker had noticed a moaning sound coming from the back of her 2000 Honda Civic when the employee left work to get lunch on Sunday.

The man told other co-workers and his relatives about it, and his relatives persuaded him to call authorities.

Officers said Randovan told them she would check on the boys during work breaks and at lunch. This allegedly had been happening for about four months. Authorities were not sure how long the children were locked up each time.

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